His Excellency Dr. Nicholas J. O. Liverpool D.A.H. O.C.C.
His Excellency Dr. Nicholas Joseph Orville Liverpool was born in the southern village of Grand Bay, Commonwealth of Dominica on September 9, 1934. He is married and has five children.
Dr. Liverpool began his university Education in 1957 and obtained an LL.B (Hons) degree from Hull University in 1960. He was admitted as a Barrister-at-Law at the Inner Temple, London, in 1961. He pursued studies at the Sheffield University from 1962 to 1965 and obtained the degree of Ph.D in Law.
In 2003 Dr. Liverpool received the Dominica Award of Honour (D.A.H). In 2007 he received the Honorary Degree of LL.D from the University of the West Indies, and in 2008 he was awarded the honour of the Order of the Caribbean Community (O.C.C).
Dr. Liverpool’s entire professional life has been spent in the field of law. He served as senior Lecturer (1974-1992) and Dean (1976-1978), Faculty of Law at UWI, Cave Hill Barbados.
Dr. Liverpool served as a Judge of the High Court in Antigua and Montserrat from 1973-1974 and Justice of the Court of Appeal in Grenada 1979-1991, Court of Appeal in Belize 1990-1992 and 1996-2000, and the Bahamas Court of Appeal 1996-1997.
Dr. Liverpool served as Ambassador of the Commonwealth of Dominica to the United States of America from 1998-2001. He has served on several Boards, Tribunals and Commissions; has written numerous articles, publications and papers and has attended many conferences/seminars nationally, regionally and internationally.
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